They protect your spinal cord. A hangman's fracture is a break in the second vertebra of your neck, called the C2, or axis. This bone forms a ring around your spinal cord. A hangman's fracture ...

but damage to the cervical vertebrae is especially critical. Fracture and injury to the C2 vertebra is common with high-force trauma, and may cause death or paralysis.

The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and C7 levels were the most common fractured vertebrae, followed by C2 vertebra. There was a 43% (three patients ...

C2 odontoid process fracture is common among fall-prone, elderly patients, and it accounts for 11% of all traumatic cervical spine injuries and more than 60% of spinal injuries in patients older ...

they call it a ‘hangman fracture.’” C2 cervical fractures, occurring in the second vertebra of the spine, account for approximately 18 percent of cervical spine injuries, according to the U ...

The hangman’s fracture refers to a break in a bone known as C2, because it is the second bone down from the skull in your cervical (neck) vertebrae. A fracture can be a partial or complete break ...